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The Opening of the Mahavihara

The day the Buddha statue brought from Sri Lanka was unveiled, and the ceremony that carried on through the night.

Arranging flowers on the altar
A fruit offering placed before the Buddha
Families seated together at the temple
The congregation gathered for a photograph
Tall brass lamp with tulips and roses
Monks seated in a row during the ceremony
A devotee making an offering at the altar
Devotees making an offering at the shrine
Devotees standing around the shrine with the lamp lit
Monks and families gathered before the shrine
The shrine lit by candles late in the evening
An offering carried to the monks during the night
Devotees seated on the floor of the hall
Preparing offerings at a low table
Two visitors beside a monk and the Buddha statue
Visitors standing before the Buddha statue
A monk standing before the golden Buddha
A group with a monk before the shrine
A monk in conversation with a visitor
The Opening of the Mahavihara